Vehicle Metacone Springs
Features / Applications
The Metacone Spring is an easily fitted and compact suspension unit in which the rubber is loaded in combined shear and compression.
Optimum load-deflection properties, i.e. high load capacity and large static deflections can be provided within acceptable space envelope limitations.
The range illustrated caters for static vertical loads and deflections up to 50kN and 40mm respectively, which are typically suitable for many primary suspension requirements.
These springs may also be considered for secondary suspensions and power unit applications.
Metacone springs generally provide the same stiffness rates in the principal horizontal modes but alternative designs with disimilar horizontal stiffness rates can be produced.
Metacone Springs
20 - 40 mm vertical deflection
Horizontal stiffness rates quoted in the table below relate to the normal vertical load condition and may vary with vertical deflection.
 Metacone Springs
 Prod. No.
 
17-2083
17-1888
17-2105
 Vertical load
kN
8.5
17
24.8
 Vertical deflection
mm
20
20
20
 Vertical stiffness
MN/m
0.42
0.84
1.21
 Lateral stiffness
MN/m
3.4
2.3
4
 Longitudinal stiffness
MN/m
3.4
2.3
4
 Dimension A
mm
185
185
150
 Dimension B
mm
153
153
143
 Dimension C
mm
38
38
41
 Dimension D
mm
55
55
-
 Unit mass
kg
7.3
10.5
5.25
Metacone Springs
20 - 40 mm vertical deflection
Horizontal stiffness rates quoted in the table below relate to the normal vertical load condition and may vary with vertical deflection.
 Metacone Springs
 Prod. No.
 
17-1053
17-2047
17-1817
17-1836
 Vertical load
kN
14
31
51
34
 Vertical deflection
mm
23
32
34
38
 Vertical stiffness
MN/m
0.6
3.6
1.5
0.9
 Lateral stiffness
MN/m
0.8
4
*
9.5
 Longitudinal stiffness
MN/m
0.8
4
*
9.5
 Dimension A
mm
207
260
293
275
 Dimension B
mm
118
319
282
243
 Dimension C
mm
54
103
132
103
 Dimension D
mm
79
-
90
-
 Unit mass
kg
7.2
24.5
38.5
30